Leehu Zysberg | Gordon College (original) (raw)

Book Description: Why student attitudes? The answers vary because this field gives the reader a... more Book Description:
Why student attitudes? The answers vary because this field gives the reader an excellent example of the conceptual, methodological and applied benefits, as well as issues surrounding the general concept of ‘attitudes’, or maybe because we’re all students at certain points in our lives and therefore this issue pertains to us all. Whatever the reason, you, the reader, have picked this volume up and the subjects, findings and questions raised herein are going to be relevant to you and others around you. This book was planned with diversity in mind: diverse authors from all corners of the world presenting various fields of expertise; diverse target populations and students in elementary schools, college students or military personnel in training, as well as many other student bodies. The diversity of this book reflects the complexity and variety found in the field itself, as well as purposely designed to help the reader find their point of interest. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents:
Section I: Introduction

Chapter 1. A brief history of Attitudes and their measurement;pp. 3-13
(Zysberg, L., Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Israel)

Section II: The Experience of Learning

Chapter 2. Believing is seeing: Exploring the Significant Role of Student Beliefs in Attitudes about Learning and What Faculty Can Do about Them;pp. 17-27
(Moore, W.S. & Jeffers, R., Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Bellevue College, USA)

Chapter 3. Meaning in life, hope and priorities for the future;pp. 29-50
(Kasler, J, Izenberg, P., Elias, M. & White, GM.A. Tel Hai College, Israel and others)

Chapter 4. Effects of using reading comprehension strategies on the attitudes and success at elementary school 8th Grade Turkish course;pp. 51-61
(Akkaya, N., Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey)

Chapter 5. Multiculturalism on campus in the shadow of the Jewish-Arab conflict: Jewish and Arabs students’ Attitudes;pp. 63-84
(Hager, T., Shamai, S., Garribba, R., Sivan, Saba, T. & Shay, N., Golan Research Institute, University of Haifa, Israel)

Chapter 6. Student attitudes after Service Learning: A cross-cultural comparison;pp. 85-96
(Le, X. Hy, Seattle University, Washington, USA)

Chapter 7. Adapting an Army Professional Nursing Course
to the Attitudes of Adult Learners;pp. 97-109
(Dickens, S.D., Gibson, J. & McCarthy, M.S., Army Nurse Corps,Tacoma, WA, USA and others)

Section III: Students’ Life

Chapter 8. Student attitudes toward illicit drug use: The case of Israeli students in higher education;pp. 113-124
(Lawental, E. & Schori, M., Tel-Hai College, Israel and others)

Chapter 9. Attitudes toward different types of rape among Israeli Students;pp. 125-138
(Moor, A., Tel Hai College, Israel)

Chapter 10. Brazilian university female students’ attitudes regarding food, body image and media influence;pp. 139-165
(Alvarenga, M.S., Philippi, S.T. & Scagliusi F.B., University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and others)

Chapter 11. The relationship between Internet Addiction and Social Self-efficacy in University Students. A study in a Sicilian University, Italy;pp. 167-178
(Craparo, G. & Severino, S., Kore University of Enna, Cittadella Universitaria, Italy)

Chapter 12. Student attitudes toward academic misconduct;pp. 179-205
(McCrink, A., Adelphi University, School of Nursing, Garden City, New York, USA)

Chapter 13. The nutrition and lifestyle knowledge, attitudes and behavior of student home economics teachers: findings from a 4-year longitudinal study;pp. 207-228
(Mullaney, M.I., Corish, C.A. Loxley, A., National College of Art and Design, Ireland and others)

Chapter 14. Psychology Students’ Views of Religion, Free Will, and Science;pp. 229-238
(Norvilitis, J., M., & Reid, H.M., Buffalo State College, New York, USA)

Chapter 15. Christian on Campus: Religious Attitudes, Activity and Belief at Christian and State Colleges;pp. 239-251
(Norvilitis J.M. & Young, P., Buffalo State College, New York, USA and others)

Chapter 16. Student teachers’ attitude toward the teaching profession;pp. 253-268
(Efe, R., Oral, B., & Efe, H.A., Dept. of Biology Education, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey and others)

Chapter 17. Student attitudes toward patient safety;pp. 269-278
(Leung, G.K.K., Dept. of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, China)

Chapter 18. Determinants of students’ perception of war threats;pp. 279-295
(Kimhi. S. & Eshel, Y., Tel Hai College, Israel and others)

Chapter 19. Pre-service elementary teachers’ metaphors of constructive learning;pp. 297-326
(Ocak, G., Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey)

Chapter 20. Nurses attitudes toward older adults: A comparison between freshman nursing students and young nurses;pp. 327-340
(Zisberg, A., Band-Wintershtein, T. & Topaz, M.,University of Haifa, Israel and others)